Posted May 18, 2016
The Access Services Assistant has on-site responsibility for assuring the smooth functioning of the full range of Circulation and Public Services and assists with the oversight of the physical facilities during assigned hours . This is a part time position, working 20 hours: Saturday: 9AM to 7PM, Sunday: 12PM to 9:00PM, & three additional weekly hours…
Posted May 12, 2016
Job Description: BB&N is seeking a flexible and energetic Library Assistant for the Upper, Middle and Lower Schools. Responsibilities include assisting with front desk circulation and library coverage, providing clerical and administrative support including ordering supplies and books and processing new books. The Library Assistant is considered an integral part of the three-person library team…
Posted May 11, 2016
The Concord Museum is seeking two responsible and detail-oriented individuals to fill two positions of Collections Inventory Specialist, reporting to the Collections Manager. The two Collections Inventory Specialists will work together to complete a systematic inventory, photography, and packing of the contents of a collections storage space in preparation for moving the collections offsite. The…
Posted May 10, 2016
Are you a doctoral student in the writing stage or close to defending? We would like to showcase your research! ASIS&T invites you to submit a short video (5 mins or less) that introduces the world to the exciting and engaging research you are doing. We are extending an invitation to those doctoral students who have: a) completed…
Posted May 6, 2016
ASIST ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award is currently calling for nominations (2nd call). Please encourage your recent Ph.D graduates to enter the competition. There is NO limit on the number of entries from a particular school. Participation is limited to those who have completed their doctorates since May of 2015 and it is NOT restricted to ASIS&T members. Dissertations submitted shall…
Posted May 6, 2016
2nd International Workshop Search as Learning (SAL) 2016 held in conjunction with ACM SIGIR conference. Submission deadline extended to: *May 20, 2016* http://chauff.github.io/sal2016/ July 21, 2016, Pisa, Italy Search systems to date are viewed more as tools for the retrieval of content to satisfy immediate information needs, than as part of larger complex information environments in which humans…
Posted May 6, 2016
Wage/Salary: $11-13 Job Description:The Boston Landmarks Orchestra is seeking an individual with a musical background who enjoys teamwork, has an interest in arts administration, and thrives in a setting of variable responsibilities and an occasional dose of the unexpected. The Landmarks Orchestra is a small, non-profit organization that keeps fun at its core, and seeks to…
Posted May 6, 2016
As the season of award nominations draws closer, we would like to remind you about one of the recently established ALISE research awards which you may consider. The ALISE / Connie Van Fleet Award for Research Excellence in Public Library Services to Adults was created in memory of Connie Van Fleet and in recognition of her life’s work. This…
Posted May 6, 2016
Call for Papers Editors: Karen P. Nicholson and Maura SealePublisher: Library Juice Press Over the past fifteen years, librarians have increasingly looked to theory as a means to destabilize normative discourses and practices within LIS, to engage in inclusive and non-authoritarian pedagogies, and to organize for social justice (Accardi, Drabinski, & Kumbier, 2010; Birdsall, 2001;…
Posted May 4, 2016
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 30, 2016 Changing the Scope of Library Instruction in the Digital Ageedited byDr. Swati Bhattacharyya (Librarian, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta) and Dr. K. Rama Patnaik (Librarian, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore) Introduction Library instruction originates from Readers’ Advisory Service/User Education and Outreach Service. Earlier, this service aimed to educate users…
